winchester

Everyday

1. (a name) Winchester is a historic city in Hampshire in the south of England, once the capital of the Saxon kings, with a great cathedral. tree →
2. A Winchester is a kind of repeating rifle made by the American Winchester company from the 1860s, famous in the Wild West. tree →
3. (a name) Winchester is also a surname and the name of towns in the USA and elsewhere. tree →

In the lessons

In history lessons, Winchester was King Alfred's capital, and a famous round table said to be King Arthur's hangs there. Winchester College is an old English school. In Westerns, cowboys carry a Winchester rifle. Since it is a name, it usually takes a capital W.

Examples

• King Alfred's statue stands in Winchester. tree →
• Winchester Cathedral is one of the longest in Europe. tree →
• The cowboy kept his Winchester by the door. tree →
• Winchester was once the capital of England. tree →
• We visited Winchester on our school trip. tree →
• The round table in Winchester Great Hall is very old. tree →

Note

A proper noun: write Winchester with a capital letter. Pronounced WIN-chess-ter. Guns are dangerous and are only for trained adults.